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Telegram-herald., 1887-11-16
At rHE THEATRES

Tony Denisrs *Hampty Dumptyf Coa-
paBy pleased : large suassnes 81 Powers
las. sFsning With Tie delightful GA pan
t0miias, with wh.ea tneAlre-goers have
been familiar i0E many years. TIE nrss
part Of ths programme consisted OF very
amusing spscislty performance and intro
ducoc ssyerAl clever people IN songs asa
dances Fred Mills made gfeal bit With
bis yentriIO1 a .su, IA which be .3s assisted
by seyeral dummies. The sang vita local
hits. which 0ae 0l the latter MAS made 70
sing. ozuskd imulense merr ment. The
humpty uumpty was the same as Of old.
Raw e., a. ths clown, AMI Mas May Gil
CHRIST, as qolumDine, gave new interprSta-
ti0ns OF th4 4se familiar characters. aud eh-
tirely aoan d0ned everything Ia tue way OF
chestnats.
"Ksep il Dark" is already the laughing
stock OF nd meroas residents Of this city.
Redmonit was flled yesterday aiternoon
and egsnid with suiisaoss. which went
Wild with delight, a. tue eccentric mAnOeuF-
erings. and ridiculous speeches of w. L.
Bryant as kaseline. Miss julia Wilson the
petite sounrette contributed ~ the general
enjoymend every moment she was in sight
and James Beslns. Naseine's side partner,
came in for large responsibility for the
continuous run of fun. No claims are
made for the play beyond being sure med
icine for driving duil care away. This Is
enough TO insure IL many patients and OF
course vacant seats will be scarce al Red
monds this week.
Tomorrow a genuine count and countess
VIII arrive within the borders of the Valley
City. The Countess has been long known
To Americans as Mrs. Gen. Tom Thumb.
She and her husband will hold receptions
q. Powers Grand tomorrow, Friday and
Saturday afternoon and evening These
bright little psople will entertain their
friends with an amusing entertainment
during when they will introduce Alex Da-
Wis, magician. and the renowned Whitfield.
the man with 100 faces. During this en-
gagement popular prices will De the rule.
The Y. NJ. c. A. course of entertainments
will open next Thursday evening with the
| Tempe Qlarteyte COncsrt Company OF Bos-
ton. The fame OF t'Iis organization IS
known to all who take an insefes, ia music.
Miss Carrie Il. Hale will assist IN dramatic
readings. Aside from the merit OF the en-
terlainmeht offered the fact that it will oe
given under the auspices Of the Y. NJ. c. A.
should co mmend it to popular recognition.
c. s. Baldwin, who has been in the city
| arranging for week of opera at Redmond S
| next week. by the Boston Opera Company,
left for Chicago yesterday.
Manager Smith has an excellent olio at
| his handsome Wsierloo-st. theatre this
| week. There will be matinee today.
Telegram-herald., 1887-11-16
II is needless TO say

II IS needless to say that every detail OF
the reception was perfect. The caterer was
Hair, OF Detroit. who for a dozen years or
more has FED the friends of all the fashion
able brides in he lovely old French City Of
the Straits. Prof Wellenstein's orchestra,
from the corridors OF the second floor. fur
pished enjoyable music. Many hundreds
Of society people paid their respects to Mrs.
Morris last hight, the reception covering
the hours from until IL, and Mr.. and Mrs.
William A. Tsteum begin life in the Valley
City under skies that are golden with good
Sriskpe
Telegram-herald., 1887-11-16

rorrxsrs. fnd- Nev. f5.-rhe Conservs-
a,rv ef Music se--x vas sarned yesterday
Lgss. E5.eeA
Telegram-herald., 1887-11-16
SPARKS RESIGNATION.

The President VIII Consider To-day
whether 20 Accept It or Not
WtsH1Ssrov. Nov. I5.-The President did
not accept the resignation of Commissioners
sparks tonight but will consider it to-
r1nr~or
Telegram-herald., 1887-11-16
l25 pairs at 81.
100 pairs at 81 80.
40 pairs at 81.
100 pairs at $3.50.

800 pairs ranging in price
from 81 % 500. We are SELL
ing tins season the celebrated
California and the Mime
apolis Home Made" Blankets,
both of which are made Of the
best quality of we0i and Will
>hrink the least OF any knowa
blanket.
Telegram-herald., 1887-11-16

beautiful gowns, some that were very elsb-
crate. Others simply neat. and several ex-
qulsite toilets. Singularly enough black
seemed 10 prevsil. but in most instances II
Was relieved with oyerwesr OF sparkling
JET or flashing ornaments. Certainly the
fsir ones of The Valley City never looked
loyelier. and there were number OF pota-
bic costumes which might be mentioned.
but as there were huncreds of really pretty
dresses for which there is not room for de-
scription. the ladies will pardon Us for not
attempting list Of the guests.
Telegram-herald., 1887-11-16
rHf LATEST BkIDk
4 visa yos al he lsy sAss yoa eSala wish. ?
Tss Ass.t@aa II isoe

Out upon tie nigat air OF the early Win
Ter hsatsd ths sweet melody Of lander
tune. Ths beautiful Old Morris mansion
OF CheFy-st Was sblazs with light. Up
aud down the grayeled driveway nom :
uatit IL last evening carriages rambied
msrnly. Mrs Robert " Morris had issued
some hundreds of iRviiatioas % cd frlenas
Aud new. in honor OF hsr daughter and hes
husband, Mr.. aad AFs. wiliiam A
faleam. The spacious old somss redo
ieat with howers. rang With music
and was bright with the beauty of fair
women and smart men. The reception Was
unquesa0nabiy the most else0rats ever
given ia the Valley City. No prosy de-
scriDtiOn could DO justice 10 the wealth and
magnihcenee OF the forai decorations IN
the east parlor, where the bride aud groom
received the ceiling was festO0ned with
sinilsx and pretty white blossoms and fresh
roses We're scattered every where IN careless
bat elegant profusiOn. The rail of the grand
staircase wss twined with flowers, and from
every nook and corner was seen those an-
gel letters that form the universal language
of that old, old story first told IN the Beau
tiful Garden, which will be repeated until
the end of Time. hovey had the decors-
tons in charge, aud performed MS work
perfectly.
Telegram-herald., 1887-03-07
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1heEs i ; k2En.ly a4Elsa AessR. wne feE
some luss Azxss rssza~d a. ~ szsek lsssE ~.
Ths Aasas8c An1 l4<Aer w2a aga r2sasef
aa& als.ss.se rso@y11k goes fay hs aaa
nos give ExorsT a1lsDton = AIS laa.Ils
ss-@Aalag o1ss.szSor4tsls ef hlk slosees faS
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Ga En1Ay lAsE Ars- Mean reoslSed =
istlsr> fr0m hsr sfsssr. ssyinz thal Mean
hs1 ooGAs - Asr plsos au1 told be- tAai Ee
as nof Eolnw u i've ar mere vita hls
We sac Alse stafsa Ia her letter that ss
ker feEuisurs. wAich LAD Just aFrissS al
the dessas sud "a hich Ekore eas s. freight
2gs shs Eaa giFs1 hizn ttls nloAeg saa the
freight nzli s. get Il fss ksE- he look she
Eaonss zDd started fof the depot, bat failed
- ErEarn. She inforla-d the paiies aud
they ars now searching fof bsm. Ars.
Aelsn. TIC Eastber 0f nSs s1asl cklicreu,
Tic younssz4 bat 81 H4enGbs Old ~as great
" rkclsed whe1 sic neeeivea sfals lEfoENA
ton. Aelen dld n0t leave Der any monsy.
As their sosf4Y IL estsosss hsc gwen cDt
s1e ~&s obliged O. sFQlea' n The nelxabors
f9f ASSISTANCE. waloA sss heartily accorded
hef she went ~ Means mother. who
lives GA ScTibner- 81. Ana told her Of her hns-
hands actions and sbs gave her SIC to 30
and hunl hiM up The old lady kindly
consented - axe care Of bsr grsndcsildrea
and On Saturday &rs Aelan started for
Fort Wayne 30 find hsF erring ielge lord.
Telegram-herald., 1887-03-07
WHAT TneY READ.
Jaesson rspiis seem 10 Have q fendness
for Flrtton.


Tor flEtion.
Prof Kendall, Of he Jackson schools.
with the aid 0f some Of Tie teachers. has
collected some valuable ia formation as to
the quantity and quality Of literature read
by the pupils. His report presented 10 the
Board Of Education last week, shows that
since September one young miss had read
I23 volumes, 100 of which were fiction; =
boy read s5 volumes Of which - were sc-
ton; girl, sixteen years Of age. read 10 vol
umes 81 OF which were fiction. another
giF.. only thirteen years old. read - vol
umes. Il Of which were fiction. Ogker cases
are IS follows out OF 73 volumes. So were
fiction, % volumes, 90 fiction. II volumes
IS fiction; IS volumes, 30 fiction. = volumes,
- fiction; 33 volumes. - fiction. % vol
umes, 50 fiction; s. volumes. Is hci0ns y
voiumss. 20 fiction: u volumes. - notlon;
81 volumes. 3 fiction: . volumes. - tic-
ti0o, . volumes, % fiction. IS volumes. all
fiction. Pine books on fiction are not stated
bv tide. but j. Is observable that ia ssme
cases no'ations are made which insicsfe
thai the juvenile min8 runs largely Il tie
70 the light blood aud thunder stories, oar
ing adventures with wild lDdiaas. carr
breadth escapes b. land and ses, aud Others
al a ike nature. one notstoa showed hat
tbe youth bad sought intelligence from the
columns of the f0iscc GdEtne.
Telegram-herald., 1887-03-07

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~. -infr rsoz g r.sFsu. si fran1 Hssn-
C5as II aehs.ns. 81 Hol shs. 81 t1 ths
e.'V visiting h4s psre-ls 3. - sslfar ave
HsrY Bs -es.f .i asG r er "a -rs
s.ea eeasse ia Nsssgoa Eess
rssie are sstaer ttauers sd
alsrss Gas s. ans lady re e
A NeRisir -sr- se-tstrs ~ ! a.zs-
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salssiIs hsr1s Tits as rsnr eae
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nls.le re Ca.easa tssse trsat ess u
ar Aark "a S Es7f zesra -
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laose1 far~esa = VITA pie4ssnt k1tt.ps-
Eosss ~ llzz h.sas..
Telegram-herald., 1887-03-07
AZ ExPeNelvE INSTITUTION.
Proposed Appropriations Tor tse 5lIobig an
Soldiers Home.

Proposed Appropriations Tor tss sIiobig an
Soldisfs' Home.
The joint legislative COMMITTEES on the
Michigan Soldiers Home has agreed 20 rec
ommend TO the Legislature appropriations
for the maintenance Of the Home for 1857
and ISIS Is follows: For the Quartermast-
ers department. SsI .755 81; for subsistence,
81. 5000, Tor salaries etc, $35.iff.00: FOR
medical expenses, "a, 900. Total, $2Os.-
6sg97
These estimates include contemplated i'm
proysments as follows: For hospital
building and equipments, SO GO; for barn,
carriage house and sheds, 1900 for IRE
protection, steam pumps, etc. $500 for
root cellsr. S765; for dead house. s47i.
Total s2S,7f4.
Daductng the amounts for improve
ments leaves for curren. ekpev ses for two
years Sl7s, s95 81 or Ss9. .e479s PER year.
With the average number Of i'm { IS at
400 the expense for each will be- 81 S2s GEMS
Der wpek
Telegram-herald., 1887-03-07
COOLEY Fos COMMISSIONERS. 9
Michigan Democrats WIN be Hsjsiced at


Growers appointment
BosT0N, March Ga Washington specia !
20 the Herald says ,hat lis unders;ood that
the President has definitely lie termined upon
three Of the Inter State Commerce CoiDH.Fs-
sioners and they have ali sicuidsd their viii
lingnsss 20 accept. They are. W. K. Nor
rison,of Illinois Chairman. General Bragg.
Of Alabana, Democrat and Judge Thomas
NJ Cooley
Caarles p C.srke. Of Boston would ua =
dou5leiig have haen the New Enyiaai
member had it not been ~ ths cp7trovers Y
for the bonds o. the New York 4 Ne "
England h.ilsOaI. The President came .
the CONCLUSION that the sppoitment OF
Clarke wsUid excite hostile criticism and
therefore wse inalvissbie profs ss0r
Iol.ey. of Couneeticnt. is considered As
having Sac best Cd 4Bco now. The otaer
member viii De ;4ksn, II he can on.y be
ioand from either Pennsylvania or New
Jersey.
Telegram-herald., 1887-03-07

The ereenest o. Che green IS the police
man sha opened i-s d.s alarm box when
machinery. ana then gave himself auag bg
pnshnE ant tie key are drsviau OF tfe
ire Department. A4sn the man rh0 "a. g
G. stop uuslc in Hrirsfs house ara ~
lt fvr1 rs his reason thar 81 as Or
5s-s r1 Qaie. ths noise IA bevdg a0ass- 81
ser thss 1Jss
Telegram-herald., 1887-03-07
rhevcsn.t DoIt tYoamnew.

BrR'zssges. Vi.-I. las jast been Us
covered f4at uo .e-a! warning 81 the city
cle-'9a vas pz5.ishsd 70 the daily psgers
teeive cays before the c.ty siec lon. Tgss-
dav issf. es p-orife3 By the Cisv charssr
sn5 tao election nsv BE- declared Illegal.
aTea. snsisfy prevails. ~ 10 thai cas- 10
taxes ca - voted, and the Ciy siI be
ILL IL n-l.r--
Telegram-herald., 1887-03-07

tague. of Boston. interested large audience
ct Docksia5ers Theatre tonight by success
fulIy Initiating many Of the remarkable
feats Of Bishop. the mind-reader.
Telegram-herald., 1887-03-07
-hry's Itffmafuna.

Say FRsscIsoo, March e.-Jerry Denny.
the base baliis;. said today that il the lesgne
inssted on his playing with Kansas City or
1ndasapolis he would remain in California
during the coming season.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-05-16
Fashionable Floral Designs.

Peter Henderson, reviewing the
changes in floral fashions, writes in the
American Agriculturist
Fashions in flowers and the modes Of
constructing designs now vary con-
siderably from what they were former
ly. Since the rage for roses began. a
dozen years ago, it IS safe to say that
nine-tenths of the wlole bulk of flowers
used are roses. These are largely used
in making up bouquets, baskets, and
all kinds of floral ornaments for the
table, and, in majority, these are
made up exclusively of roses, while for
corsage bouquets little else is used in
winter, and these often contain as
many as two dozen roses of one
color. In the fall and early winter
months chrysanthemums are perhaps
used to a greater extent than any
other flower. In the months of No
vember and December, nearly every
other well-dressed laHy to be met with
on the fashionable streets of New
York, is found wearing a corsage
bouquet of crysanthemums, and from
their great range of color almost every
shade OF dress can be matched except
blue. All roses are now used with
long stems; in fact, since the use of
loose punches of flowers has come in
vogue, replacing to great extent the
formal bouquets and baskets, flowers
of nearly all kinds that can be cut with
long stems, are SO gathered. One of
the present fashions of using flowers
for decoration of rooms is, to select
colors of flowers to match the furni-
ture; thus, if the furniture is pink, the
flowers used are, as far as possible, of
that color; if of orange or yellow,
flowers of yellowish tints are used; if
of crimson, the flowers as near to that
color as possible are employed, and so
on.
Designs of every imaginable descrip-
ton are now made of fiowers-shields,
rainbows, canopies (under which the
marriage ceremony is performed, etc
A well-known florist of New York in
formed me that he has received $500
for the floral canopy supplied for the
marriage of the daughter of one of
New York's best-known citizens, and
the flowers used for the decoration Of
rooms in all footed up 5000. These
are rare occasions, however, though
$500 and 81 600 are not unusual The
flowers for the balls of the Americas
Club. of New York, in Tweed's palmy
days, often cost 5000 for a single
night.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-05-16
A Soldier Under Napoleon.

Do You see that tumbIe-down cottage there,
beyond the road, by the sycamore tree,
with rags iT the broken window-pane
And thorns where the fower-pots used
to be?
You never would think. in such place,
10 meet an old hero face to face,
A soldier under Napoleon.
There's little heroic, confess,
In the withere6 old man in his corner chair;
Not tooth nor a thought in his hairless
As he sits and mumbles and grumbles
But If ninety years take much away,
His title, at least VIII always stay
a soldier under Napoleon.
His dim eyes watch his daughter at work,
A thin old woman in calico:
He sometimes Eotes her grandson at play
With his painted soldiers all in q row;
And he dearly loves his pint of gin
And his black clay pipe, this man who has
A soldier under Napoleon.
But Jena, Marengo, Austerltz,
ana last and DiOodieSt, WaterloOl
VIII his eye not flash if speak these words
And the sluggish blood in his veins burn
He's deaf, but III shout them out till he hear
And in memorys light, at last, appear
A soldier under Napoleon.
Good SIR" say, "do you recollect
The last great day when, the records tell,
I'LL the last man LETT OF your comrades
I've lost the Names" he says to me;
Il just remember used to be
A soldier under Napoleon"
Charles +. Richardson, In Harper's.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-05-16
I-no fresiuenr = Uoacnman.

noticed funny incident on Penn
sylvania avenue the other day. Albert
Hawkins. the Presidents coachman, is
a large, fne-looking negro, as black rs
a piece Of polished anthracite coal, and
in private life is rpllicking, jolly,
good fellow, full Of stories and wit, and
he keeps the stables in Il roar, SO that
is is said the horses laugh sometimes.
But when he is out on business Albert
is rs solemn as Hindoo god. He sits
on the box Of the Presidents carriage
without moving n muscle of his face
for hours, and when the carriage is
waiting anywhere he always shows the
other drivers around what true dignity
is. He has driven seven Presidents
and no one appreciates the circum-
stance SO well as he. In twenty-five
years of driving and of handling all
sorts Of teams no accident ever occur
red with him and not strap ever
broke. He has driven Lincoln, John
son, Grant, Hayes, Garfield and Arthur
to- take the oath Of office, and has fol-
lowed the bodies of Lincoln and Gar
field To their tonbs.
Albert is particularly proud of Mrs.
Cleveland, anu feels u sort of proprie-
torship in the Presidents wife. He
used to be quite fond of Mrs Fred
Grant, and Nellie Arthur he still thinks
is the finest young lady in the world.
sab; the finest young lady in the
world" But Mrs. Cleveland seems To
occupy his mind more nowadays than
the friends Of the past, and Albert
spends good deal OF time when Off
duty extolling her beauty and graces.
Whenever she smiles at him, as she al
ways does when he takes her from or
leaves her at the White House, his own
face spreads all over his coatcollar and
stays that way for some time. When
Mrs. Cleveland rides out Albert is al
ways little sprucer than usual, his
spinal column is little more erect and
his face little more serious with re-
spopsibilitY,- Rashf'Q.og Liter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-05-16

What can write you of NJ lifel Only that
there are times when l ammad-when no rea-
son remains to me-and ten l come out of
this valley of the shadow death and l see
you, strong, pure, so far aNRy from me. Your
words come back to me, ad know you were
right when you chose 70 Walk apart from one
so unworthy. Do not belize that do not strug-
gle, but powerstronger han controls me.
can rejoice in your happiness, and know that
was once blessed with our loye-that my
true self was once dear I you. But purity,
rectitude, were dearer TO on than aught else,
and he who failed of thestcould not hold pos
session of your heart, Tllt one worthy to be
your guide, your stan Though life has won
you, awakens no selfish feeling in my heart.
] have said that can-I o-rejoice in your
happiness"
Happy bride though she was, tears
filled her eyes. She pitied him very
tenderly, and pitied hin all the more
because of her own happiness"
The years rolled qti,tly on with her;
children were given o her love and
care. In the pleasant village home
where her childish days were passed
she lived the contented life of happy
wife and mother.
1t was towards the close of bright
summer day that Mr.. Eldon came
slowly up the garden-walk, and Mar
garet, Fastening with tender welcome
to greet him, saw at once, from his
face, that he bore unwonted news.
Margaret" he said, II wish you
would come with me to see q dying
man who wishes to bid you farewell.
You have never forgotten Harry Nor
ton. 1t is he.
1t was not calmly she could think of
the interview. Her hands trembled as
she tied the strings of her bonnet;
tears filled her eyes, and she leaned
heavily on the arm of her husband as
he related to her the story of his sum-
mons to the house where Harry Nor
ton, feeling his days was numbered,
had come to bid her fareweil--to die.
The setting-sun was clarifying all
things; the distant mountains and
rivers were bathei in golden light.
They entered the chamber of the dying
man. The same golden atmosphere
filed it; from the open window came
the soft summer air, the glad notes of
singing birds.
"You are good as ever, Margaret, +"
Harry said family, Ito come; but l
felt that if you wished me God speed.
l might more safely cross the dark
river. You cannot know-no one can
know but its victims--the irresistible
power of the disease which bears me
to my grave. 1t is disease mad
ness with some-and / have been one
of those fatal ones. If / could say
with supernatural power: Touch it
not when first you feel the accursed
thirst, or you are lostP But who would
believe me? God only knows!s
Long and tenderly Margaret and her
husband talked with him, listened
pityingly to his account of the strug-
giles ne had made SO uselessly against
what he believed to be madness, and
soothed and comforted by them, he
passed quietly, resignedly-nay, thank
fully, into the other life, the great
beyond"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-05-16

SUPERB BIRD or form and display of
PARADISE. plumage demand. II
then takes exercise by hopping in
rapid but graceful manner from one end
of the upper perch to the other, and
descends suddenly upon the second
perch, close to the bars of the cage, look
ing out for the grssshoppers, which ii ID
accustomed to receive about this time"
Vanity and egotism, as usually de-
veloped, are exceedingly offensive and
distasteful writes James ii. Partridge
in the Popular Science Monthly, but
when we see a delicate creature, so rich
ly embellished, so neat and clearly in its
habits, so fastidious in its tastes, 90
scrupulously exact in its observances.
and so winning in all It's ways, as to
etherealize the commonest actions, they
become not only endurable, but amns-
ing. and even enjoyable.
The king bird of paradise is a solitary
fellow, refusing TO associate with other
birds, evidently thinking himself super
Tor to them His tail is remarkable, be-
ing from six to eight inches long. com
posed of two shafts. or fiaments, like
wires about one-sixteenth of an inch
think, and coled at the extremities.
The gold-breasted bird of paradise has
three long, slender shafts, or feathers.
proceeding from each side of the head
near the eye; they being without web,
except the part near the outer end.
These can be raised or lowered at pleas
ure, so as to stand out horizontally on
each side Of the head, or left to hang
loosely backward 1t has also small
crest. From each side beneath the
shoulders arise massive black plumes,
with loose web, like tina. 'of ostrich
feathers. Chicago Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-05-16

Almost every lady knows what bird of
paradise feathers are, and how service
able they are in the milliner's art, and
how beautiful when adjoining proper
sort of bonnet in fitting way. But few
of these readers, it's likely. know much
about the strange birds whose plumage
may be found in hundreds of shops and
upon thousands of bonnets in busting
Chicago. A Chicago bird fancier once
made an effort to acclimste a member
of the small but renowned bird Of para
disc family, but the attempt was unsuc-